(Washington, DC) – The proposal by Porfirio Lobo, winner of Honduras’ disputed presidential election on November 29, 2009, for an "amnesty for all" of those involved in the June coup d’état violates the country’s international obligations and undermines the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today.
We demand effective commitments for fighting climate change
Between the 7th and 18th of December, 2009 during the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) in Copenhagen, world governments will attempt to make commitments for reducing carbon emissions and lay out policies for mitigating climate change. In the face of the urgency and the growing recognition of the dangerous consequences of this phenomenon, the whole world is awaiting the decisions that will be made.
Jesse Freeston reports on how election fraud was carried out during the recent elections in Honduras.
Axis of Logic has begun an analysis of the data that’s available on the elections. Check out their article here.
From the Real News. See all their video content on the coup.
Honduran coup government continues repressive tactics on election day (Report from San Pedro Sula) as the resistance vows to continue to fight for a new constitution and people’s rights.
Analysis of the recent "election" of Porforio Lobo on the news station Russia Today.
by Larry Kuehn
Common Frontiers/Quixote Center Accompaniment Delegation
The law in Honduras directs that the school year ends on November 30 and the new school year opens at the beginning of February. However, this year the coup government ordered schools to close on October 30 and to reopen on January 3 in 2010.
